Factorial looks affordable at first, but the moment you need shift management, performance reviews, or expense tracking, you are pushed to upgrade. LeaveApprove gives you every feature for £8 per user per month. One plan. No tiers. No upgrade pressure.
Free 14-day trial. No credit card required.
£8
per user/month
1
plan, all features
0
upgrade costs
Factorial's starting price is low, but the features most businesses need are locked behind expensive tiers. Here is a transparent comparison.
£8/user/mo
Every feature included. Nothing to unlock.
£5.25+/user/mo
Business plan. Enterprise costs much more.
LeaveApprove includes every feature in one plan. Factorial locks several behind their more expensive Enterprise tier.
Based on publicly available information from Factorial's website as of April 2026. Features and pricing may have changed.
Factorial offers a Business plan, an Enterprise plan, and add-ons on top. Each tier unlocks more features, which means your costs grow as your needs grow. LeaveApprove has one plan at £8 per user per month. Every feature is included from day one.
Factorial is a Spanish company serving a global market. While they support UK businesses, features like bank holidays, Bradford Factor monitoring, and UK employment law compliance are native to LeaveApprove, not added as an afterthought.
You can sign up for LeaveApprove, add your employees, and start managing leave in under 10 minutes. There is no sales process, no onboarding call, and no waiting for account activation.
Factorial encourages annual billing for the best price. LeaveApprove is pay monthly, cancel anytime. If it does not work for your team, you can cancel from your account settings with no notice period and no penalty.